Tech Tip Thursday (belated)

September 23, 2005 on 9:32 am | In Tech Tips |

I don’t use instant messaging as much anymore since I’ve started using Skype (you can do both text and voice in Skype), but did find a neat IM tool the other day.  It is called Meebo.

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It is essentially a website where you can log into your instant messaging program of choice without needing to install a program (which is great for those of you who have IT departments that forbid user installation of programs).  I believe it is built on AJAX or Ruby.  Very cool!

It actually lets me use GTalk (Google’s IM program).  When I had installed Google’s software it about ground my computer to a halt (I quickly uninstalled it).  My GTalk account is snipper@gmail.com if any of you want to test Meebo out…

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2 Comments

  1. This is an awesome work in progress. Considering it is only in alpha, I expect to see lots of great new features coming up.

    Comment by Jared Nipper — September 26, 2005 #

  2. IM today, web-desktop tomorrow: meebo’s AJAX platform opens many possibilities

    The web-desktop draws nigh, or at least an early version of it. This week, Jon and I spoke with meebo co-founders Seth Sternberg, Elaine Wherry and Sandy Jen. We found that meebo is not another simple AJAX application: they

    Trackback by Minority Rapport — October 10, 2005 #

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